by Hans Tammemagi – My adrenaline surged and my knees wobbled as I went to the head of the Olympic ski jump and stepped onto long boards. Moments later I hurtled down the seemingly vertical track and then soared, OK, trembled, through the air. I barely managed the landing and slid to a stop. Actually, […]
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – Everything that happens in our lives – every thought, feeling and action – is controlled by three pounds of soft tissue in our skull. Good mental health is arguably the most important determinant of our quality of life. Fortunately, we live in an age of incredible advances in knowledge
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– by Kamma Wiggins, BAET, CAT(C) – As we move out of January and into the year ahead, and the years to come, where are we with our New Year’s Resolutions? Are we achieving them, are we struggling, or have we forgotten all about them? If you find yourself in the latter category you are
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Publisher Sue Hodgson talks with Katy Fairley, HeadWay Board Member and Business Development Manager at Kinetic Construction As you know, HeadWay, Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Centre, is presenting its first annual health fair at the Mary Winspear Centre on February 27th. You were diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) at the age of 17. How
– article by Barry Mathias; photos by www.nuttycake.com – Ever wanted to live on a boat? I ponder this question as I “battle my way” (definitely a landlubber’s expression) along a seemingly endless dock, one of five, at the Van Isle Marina. I pass dozens of large vessels, each securely moored in its own slip;
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– article by Barry Mathias; photography by www.nuttycake.com – Every new house tells a story; some tell many: the dreams, the frustrations, the successes and the compromises. When it’s your first home, it’s often a tale of enthusiasms, enormous energy and cooperation. So it was when I interviewed Jessica O’Brien Cameron. “This house was completed
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– by Janice Henshaw – A question that can give us lots to think about is “How will we be remembered? The New Year is a splendid time to think about our legacy, and to remember the gift of legacies past and legacies that shape our current world. Legacies can be thought of in terms
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– by Viola Van de Ruyt, VandeRuyt Wealth Management Group – The New Year always brings lots of resolutions and a big one for many folks is getting on track financially. This may mean paying off debt from the holidays or, for many, the bigger picture of getting ready for retirement. In fact, polls indicate
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – The winter of 2012/13 was a difficult time for our family. My mother was not able to live in her own home anymore and she had to go to a more supportive environment. This major transition is a fact of life for some elders. However, depending on people’s circumstances,
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Publisher Sue Hodgson Talks with Joan and Mike Fleming of Saanichton Christmas Tree Farm It’s such a specialist field; what made you become all about Christmas? After graduating from Claremont Senior Secondary School, Mike did not have a job back in 1968. He went on a hunting trip with his dad into the East Kootenays
